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A Frame
Inspired by the roof of our cabin against the night sky, these colorwork socks are perfect for cozy nights out by the fire or for curling up under your favorite quilt and indulging in some knitting time.
The A-Frame socks are the perfect introduction to colorwork, and are suitable for sock beginners. My goal with this pattern was to create something simple and engaging, with endless possibilities for color and texture play.
I knit up my adult sample in a marled yarn as the MC to create a more rustic looking sock, but they also look great knit up in tweeds and soft speckles, low contrast or high contrast.
YARN
Fingering Weight Yarn
– Approx 177 (227, 268, 318, 376)yds/
162 (208, 245, 291, 344)m of Main Color (MC)
– Approx 35 (40, 45, 60, 80)yds/ 32(37, 41, 55, 73)m
of Contrast Color (CC)
GAUGE
34 sts x 50 rounds over 4” (10cm) in Stockinette stitch
SIZING
1 (2, 3, 4, 5) with a finished foot circumference
of 6 (7, 8, 9, 10)” / 15.25 (17.75, 20.25, 22.75, 25) cm, designed with 0.5”/1.25 cm negative ease
NEEDLES
9” Size US 1 (2.25mm) Circular Needles or preferred
needles for working socks
Size US 1 (2.25mm) DPNS or 32”+ Circular Needles for toe decreases
NOTIONS
Stitch Markers
Scissors
Darning Needle
Adult Sample (Size 3) knit up in:
- Main Color (MC) Loop Fiber Studio Yin Yang Base, Colorway “Beyond” (400 yds/ skein)
- Contrast Color (CC) Swoon Fibers Peyton Sock Base (85 yds/ skein)
Child Sample (Size 1) knit up in:
Little Lionhead Knits Sock Set, Colorway “Nashville Flea
Market”
– Main Color (MC ) 437 yds/ skein
– Contrast Color (CC) 87 yds/ skein
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- First published: August 2020
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